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Fatal pub shooting in Droylsden

Police in Manchester have confirmed one person has died and three others injured following a shooting incident at a pub in Droylsden.

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Murder investigation launched after Droylsden pub shooting

A 2010 image of the Cotton Tree Inn in Droylsden, Greater Manchester. Credit: Flickr / Gene Hunt under Creative Commons licence.

A spokesman for Greater Manchester Police said a murder investigation has been launched after last night's fatal shooting in a pub in Droylsden.

The victim, believed to be in his early 20s, was gunned down after an armed assailant burst into the Cotton Tree pub in Market Street, Droylsden, Greater Manchester, shortly before 11.50pm yesterday.

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